"Since the Wang family and Xu Tian have signed a life-and-death martial arts contract, I will allow your family not to compete at the school field tomorrow morning. I will personally watch the battle then."
After hearing Li Shimin's oral instructions, the Wang family, the eldest princess of Tong'an, and Qin Wenyuan all came to the palace to express their gratitude. The eldest princess of Tong'an led the Wang family to retreat first. When only Xu Tian and Yan Liben were left in the palace, Qin Wenyuan looked at the emperor's hands eagerly. If you want to break off the contract, that means you should return the contract to me, right?
Li Shimin looked at Qin Wenyuan's expression and wondered what the boy was thinking, so he smiled and joked.
"This contract will be placed with me first. Maybe you are still afraid that I will swallow up your benefits. However, if you are willing to share some of the benefits with the inner court, I would be willing to accept it."
Qin Wenyuan was speechless when he heard Li Shimin's joking words.
Yan Liben had an eye-opener today. The emperor and Qin Wenyuan set up a trap for the Wang family as if they had an agreement, but the Wang family seemed to have gotten a huge advantage. I am extremely grateful. I would like to warn the family not to mess with Qin Wenyuan. Boy, otherwise I don’t even know when I was tricked by him.
Qin Wenyuan didn't say anything when he heard what Li Shimin said. Who calls this old boy the emperor? OK, I'll leave this contract with you. At the worst, you can earn half of the Wang family's property in Chang'an City.
Seeing that Qin Wenyuan stopped talking, Li Shimin laughed "haha" and said to Yan Liben.
"Yan Aiqing, I declare that you came to the palace today to ask if the insect egg eradication around Chang'an City is going well. We don't have much time left in Chun now. I wonder what the situation is with the insect egg eradication in various places?"
Yan Liben came forward to report.
"Your Majesty, the work of eradicating insect eggs around Chang'an City has been completed. All the land has been plowed with lime according to the method ordered by Qin Shilang. When spring comes, we can see whether there will be a large-scale insect infestation. The exterminators in various places The momentum of insect egg work is already good, and the situation is roughly the same as that of Chang'an City. The only thing is that there seem to be a lot of insect eggs in the Guanzhong area. According to the reports of officials who went there, it is very difficult to eliminate insect eggs there, and the situation is not optimistic. Wei Chen a few days ago We also sent many officials from the ministry to assist, hoping to kill the insect eggs as much as possible. At the same time, I asked the emperor to inform all the ministries in the court to make early preparations so that they can calmly deal with the locust plague when it comes."
After listening to the report, Li Shimin was very satisfied with the work of Yan Liben and the Ministry of Industry. After encouraging Yan Liben and Xu Tian for a few words, he asked them to continue to pay attention to the major insect disaster and report to him any situation as soon as possible...
Yan Liben and Qin Wenyuan resigned to the emperor and left the Taiji Hall. The two came from the palace and walked on the alley outside the palace, chatting about the affairs of the Wang family. Yan Liben told Qin Wenyuan to be careful during the martial arts competition.
The more Yan Liben felt about Qin Wenyuan, the more time he would have, the more he would shine, and he cared for him as much as he did for his own nephew.
In front of the palace gate, Qin Wenyuan bowed his hands to Yan Liben and watched as Lord Yan left in a carriage.
After seeing the young master saying goodbye to Lord Yan, several personal guards led the young master's beloved horse forward and surrounded Qin Wenyuan. Qin Wenyuan took the horse and rode on it, imitating Cheng Chumo's style and shouting loudly on horseback with great interest.
"My sons! Now follow me back to your home, the young marshal."
Several personal guards were delighted to see that the young commander was in a high mood today, and they followed closely. They could only hear the sound of horse hooves "tapping" along the way.
Not long after Qin Wenyuan returned home, news came out in Chang'an City that Lord Qin, the "Gongfu of Qi", would compete with Xie Hong, the guest of the Wang family, at the school grounds tomorrow. At that time, all the nobles, wealthy families, and aristocratic families in Chang'an City began to pay attention to this matter.
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There were many people coming and going at the Tong'an Grand Princess's residence and the "Qi Guogong's Mansion". Relatives and friends of the owners of the two residences came to verify the authenticity of the matter. After it was confirmed that it was true, the news spread to the outside, Chang'an City
All gambling houses opened their handicaps and started placing bets based on the reputations of Qin Wenyuan and Xie Hong.
With Qin Wenyuan's reputation as an iron-blooded lord in Chang'an City, the people of Chang'an City naturally felt that Qin Wenyuan had the greatest chance of winning. However, those wealthy families and nobles in the court knew that Xie Hong had fought with the late emperor on the battlefield, so they naturally bet on Xie Hong's victory over Qin Wenyuan, and Chang'an City
The odds of winning or losing between the two gambling houses were that if Xie Hong defeated Qin Wenyuan, the banker's payout would be 1:15. If Qin Wenyuan won, the buyer would get a gain of 1:3.
Qin Wenyuan heard his subordinates reporting the incident and kept singing loudly in the house, "Hee swish, hee swish, hee swish!" Then he called the housekeeper and took hundreds of thousands of taels of silver to various gambling houses to quietly buy his winnings.
chips.
When the housekeeper and the guards went to buy bets, Qin Wenyuan took a pen in the room and began to calculate the harvest. Looking at the approximate figures on the paper, he was so happy that he hugged Chang Le who was waiting at the side.
Changle leaned into Qin Wenyuan's arms and hugged Qin Wenyuan's neck tightly with both hands, calling out softly.
"It's broad daylight, husband, put me down quickly."
"What's wrong with hugging your husband? Don't you want to hug your husband?"
"You are so bad, husband, you are really..."
Just when Chang Le was blushing with embarrassment, Cheng Chumo didn't know when he arrived here. He opened the door and saw this scene. The guy grinned widely.
"Oh, hey! You had a great time, but your brothers are still here worrying about your competition tomorrow."
Seeing Cheng Chumo leaning on the doorframe and talking loudly, Qin Wenyuan put down Changle and said angrily to Cheng Chumo.
"You idiot, why did you barge in without knocking? You really don't understand the rules."
Chang Le had to rush back to his room after leaving his cigarette. Qin Wenyuan hated Cheng Chumo so much that his teeth itched and he wished he could give this idiot a few slaps.
Qin Wenyuan pushed Cheng Chumo out to the hall of the mansion. The boy was joking and laughing all the way, not caring about his recklessness in ruining other people's good things.
Not long after the two entered the hall, Chai Shaowu, Qin Huaiyu, Yuchi Baolin, Luo Shiyi, Fang Yiai, etc. arrived one after another. Except for Chai Shaowu and Qin Huaiyu, these young masters who were not easy to see usually heard about Qin Wenyuan's martial arts competition tomorrow, and they all agreed.
When I came here to look for Qin Wenyuan, I wanted to cheer up my friends. I also wanted to hear Qin Wenyuan's understanding of the competition so that I could buy some bets at the gambling house and earn some pocket money for fun.
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"Xiaoyuan, are you sure about tomorrow? I heard from my mother that Xie Hong's martial arts is extraordinary. You have to be careful when dealing with it. But don't put yourself under a dangerous wall just for the sake of face. My mother has methods before tomorrow's competition.
This bet will be forcibly cancelled."
When Qin Wenyuan heard what Chai Shaowu said, he felt warm in his heart for the care given to the eldest princess Li Xiuning. This is the person who truly cares about him!
"Brother-in-law, don't worry. How can I do something I'm not sure about? Go back and tell Auntie Xiuning that you can go to the school field tomorrow to watch the martial arts competition between this boy and Xie Hong."
Hearing what Qin Wenyuan said, Chai Shaowu finally relaxed. Cheng Chumo and others were also overjoyed. After chatting with Qin Wenyuan for a while and making an appointment to meet for tomorrow's competition, the brothers left the house and hurried to the gambling shop to buy Qin Wenyuan's victory bets.
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After all the brothers left, Sima Yuntian came to the house and asked Qin Wenyuan whether the mansion should make any preparations for tomorrow's competition. He suggested that if he wanted to be foolproof, he could arrange archers in the distance to be ready at any time and act according to the situation.
When in danger, he sniped and killed Xie Hong.
Qin Wenyuan disdains this. He is confident that he can defeat Xie Hong in the martial arts competition. You must know that Taoist techniques are passed down as the techniques of the immortal family, and ordinary people may never see them in their lifetime.
Qin Wenyuan knew Sima's worries, but if he did not face this danger, how would he cope with the more cruel environment if he went to the battlefield in the future.
Seeing Qin Wenyuan's disdain for this, Sima Yuntian not only admired his master's heroism, but was also impressed by Qin Wenyuan's upright character. He couldn't help but make up his mind.
"It seems that I, Sima, will be the one to take charge of this villain. For the absolute safety of the young master, we should make some preparations."
When Sima Yuntian thought of this, he said goodbye to Qin Wenyuan and went to do what he should do.
Seeing Sima leave, Qin Wenyuan went to the room of Saint Qingxia. He had to tell the Saint about his martial arts competition. Otherwise, if the Saint found out about this important matter and did not tell her, Qin Wenyuan didn't know how the Saint would punish him.
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Arriving at Saintess Qingxia's room, Qin Wenyuan met with the saint and Miss Murphy and told him about the martial arts competition. When Saintess heard that Qin Wenyuan was competing with Xie Hong, Saintess Qingxia said in a low voice.
"Boy, it shouldn't be a big problem for you to compete with Xie Hong, but you should pay attention to the changes in this man's halberd skills on Fang Tian's painted halberd. There were rumors that this person's halberd skills were taught by an expert from outside the world, and he fought with Li Yuan in the battlefield in his early years.
It's Xiaoyong, I didn't expect that this person would be used by that bitch from Tong'an now, I will go to the school grounds tomorrow to have a look."
"I also need to go!"
As soon as Saint Qingxia finished speaking, Murphy said anxiously next to her.
Saint Qingxia and Qin Wenyuan accidentally heard Murphy's words and looked at the girl who spoke at the same time...
Murphy saw Saint Qingxia and Xu Tian looking at him, fearing that Saint Qingxia would not take him to the school field to watch the competition tomorrow, so he stamped his feet and said.
"Auntie! I must go to the school grounds tomorrow to have a look. Mr. Qin is a person who cooperates with my Mo family. I, the young lady, must care about his life and death."
Murphy's words were a bit insincere. He obviously wanted to say that he cared about the person he loved, but he had to drag the Mo family out to protect him. This little woman's mind really had too many twists and turns.
"I also need to go!"
At this moment, another woman's voice came from outside the door, but it was Chang Le who came from outside and walked into Qingxia's room.
Changle only heard about tomorrow's martial arts competition at Qin Wenyuan's school field after Cheng Chumo left. After hearing about this, the girl was anxious to look for Xu Tian everywhere. When the servants in the mansion said that the young master had gone to the room of Saint Qingxia, she hurried away.
Came over.
Saint Qingxia looked at Changle with a smile.
"This little bastard is quite lucky. You two can go with me tomorrow!"
When Ping'er and Murphy heard Saint Qingxia's answer, they were so happy that they grabbed her from left to right.
the other side.
Qin Wenyuan was complained by Changle but felt extremely warm in his heart. Isn't his biggest ideal in this life just to have a complete family and love each other among his family members? He lost his family very early in his previous life, but he still has the same feelings in his soul after traveling to this era.
This is the most important thing.
When several children were chatting about the martial arts competition in Qingxia's room, the maid serving Qingxia Saint came into the room and said.
"Master, Mr. Sima sent someone to report that the second master and some guests have come to the house."
After hearing what the maid said, Qin Wenyuan immediately resigned to the saint, and soon came to the hall of the mansion, where he saw Xu Shiji, Cheng Yaojin, Yuchi Jingde, Qin Qiong, etc. accompanied by Sima, chatting and laughing.
Qin Wenyuan entered the room to greet the elders respectively, but he heard Xu Shiji scolding him with concern and complaint.
"My nephew! Why didn't you tell your uncle about such a big thing like a martial arts competition? If my uncle hadn't heard what the emperor said in court and was still in the dark now, would you still have me as your uncle in your eyes?"
"You old cow nose, why are you talking about this at this time? Maybe this kid doesn't take this matter as a big deal at all. Don't you find it annoying to have him tell you everything? He really talks a lot when he is old!
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Qin Wenyuan hadn't said anything yet, but Cheng Yaojin spoke loudly and impatiently. Xu Shiji was so angry that he blew his beard and stared at the nosy old rogue.
"Young General, that Xie Hong is not easy to deal with. You must not be careless when you compete with him tomorrow. I have fought with Xie Hong in the battle formation. The battle lasted for three hundred years and there was no winner. That guy has long hands.
The halberd makes it watertight, and its arm strength can weigh a thousand kilograms, so he has the courage to be unstoppable by ten thousand people."
Yuchi Jingde was not accustomed to the old man Cheng talking about useless gossip. He said to Qin Wenyuan sincerely, since Licheng returned to the Qin family and followed Li Shimin, this black man always felt that he owed the Qin family something, and he said to Qin Wenyuan
He will try his best to help no matter what.
Several elders started chatting and told Xu Tian clearly about Xie Hong's origins and martial arts. The purpose was to let Qin Wenyuan know what he was doing during the battle, so that he wouldn't be in a hurry and mess with others.
From the mouths of several elders, Qin Wenyuan knew that Xie Hong turned out to be a military general who followed Li Yuan. During the Northern Zhou Dynasty, Li Yuan's father Li Bing rescued Xie Hong's father and his family by chance.
Growing up in Li Bing's mansion, he was very close to Li Yuan and Princess Tong'an when he was young. At that time, Li Bing had many powerful generals. Xie Hong liked to dance with spears and sticks, and often consulted these generals in Li Bing's army to learn martial arts.
Due to his unique bones, a foreign expert noticed his "Fangtian Painted Halberd" marksmanship. From then on, Xie Hong served as a junior general in Li Bing's army. When Li Yuan led an army of 30,000 soldiers, Xie Hong followed Li Yuan in the northern and southern campaigns.
A year later, Li Yuan ascended the throne and became the emperor. He wanted Xie Hong to stay in the court and become a leading general. However, Xie Hong was obsessed with martial arts and had no interest in officialdom. Li Yuan had no choice but to place him next to his sister, Princess Tong'an, as the leader of the guard.
, when Princess Tongan married into the Wang family, Xie Hong came to the Wang family with the princess.
Speaking of which, Xie Hong is also a man with a clear sense of grudges and grievances. Because of his personality, he is often exploited by Princess Tong'an without knowing it.
While they were talking about Xie Hong, many uninvited guests also came to Princess Chang's residence.
Changsun Wuji, Yu Wenshiji, Wei Ting, Zhang Gongjin, Wang Yuting and others took the opportunity to meet the eldest princess of Tong'an and came unexpectedly with their own purposes.
After meeting each other in the hall, the guests and hosts sat down safely. After some pleasantries, they gradually got down to business. First, Changsun Wuji spoke to the eldest princess with a gloomy smile.